Art Visions at Paideia School

While I’m at the NMP Gift Show some of my pottery will be at the Paideia School’s annual Art Visions show. This is a great fundraiser for a great school. You’ll find lots of fantastic art pieces and lot of great craft pieces for your home or to give as gifts. We always do a little holiday shopping here, it’s a way to find something very unique and the prices are quite affordable.

I’ve had pieces in this show for a few years now and I always feel like they are appreciated. I appreciate how much work goes into putting on the show. For me it’s easy, make pots, fill out an inventory sheet, deliver pots, pick up remaining pottery (if any) at the end of the show, wait for a check. But the volunteers who organize this are running around like crazy trying to make sure it all goes smoothly. They do a beautiful job of it too. It’s always a joy to be a part of this show.

If you’re in the area, you might want to consider checking it out, I’ll bet you find something you like.

The ancients believed inanimate objects such as pottery had a soul. I
can understand why they thought this. It comes from the ground, where
life sustaining plants grow, and just like people; with direction it
can be molded. Also like people and plants it has mind of its own and
sometimes rejects the direction in which we lead it. Often the
resulting pot is better than what we intended at the start. This is why
I love working in clay and why my style is not highly refined or rigid.
I gently guide the clay and the glaze but rejoice in letting them
become what they will by the other forces they encounter. Just like
planting a seed in the garden, even when I have specific plans for it
I’m never exactly certain what it will be until it is fully developed.
I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoy sharing it with you.